Cook - Moray

Hanover Housing Association Ltd; Forres; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A housing association in Scotland is looking for a Cook to prepare healthy meals at their Varis Court, Forres location. The ideal candidate will have a passion for helping others, solid cooking skills, and experience with food safety regulations. The role offers 28 hours per week on a rota basis, along with competitive salary and benefits including health support and family-friendly policies. This position focuses on serving vulnerable residents, ensuring dietary needs are met.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension options

Health and wellbeing support networks

Access to high street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for helping people.
• Ability to cook healthy, nutritional meals.
• Good team working skills.

Responsibilities

• Cooking and preparing healthy meals for customers.
• Maintaining kitchen standards according to health regulations.
• Ordering and controlling stock.

Skills

Passion for helping people

Team working

Cooking healthy meals

Flexible approach

Professional conduct

IT skills

Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP regulations

Education

Food hygiene and/or catering qualification

Job description

Cook

Location: Varis Court, Forres

Working Hours: 28 hours per week

Remuneration: £12.69 per hour (during 6-month probation period),

£13.32 per hour (upon completion of successful probation)

Closing Date: Monday 17th November 2025, 23:59pm

Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for more than 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives.

We proudly provide and manage a wide range of housing throughout Scotland that enhances our residents’ quality of life.

About the Role

Hanover are recruiting for a friendly and positive individual to join our team as a Cook at our Varis Court, Forres development in Forres. Hours are 28 hours per week on a 4 on / 4 off on a rota basis.

You will be cooking and preparing healthy and nutritional meals for our customers as well as cakes and bakes for customers.

Maintaining kitchen to a high standard in line with environmental health regulations.

Ordering and stock control with an emphasis on getting produce from local suppliers.

This role is development based, preparing, and serving nutritious meals for vulnerable people in line with individual care plans. I.e. Soft diet, diabetes, allergies etc.

About You

Essential

• To join us you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Good team working skills.
• Ability to cook healthy, nutritional meals.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to emphasise with vulnerable adults.
• Demonstrate professional conduct in working with vulnerable customers.
• Basis IT skills.
• Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP food safety regulations.

Desirable

• A good understanding of Health & Safety and Food Safety regulations.
• A food hygiene and/or catering qualification.
• Ideally, one year's experience in a similar / equivalent role.

What We Offer

Hanover offers a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated. We are a Scottish Living Wage employer as well as being a Gold IIP Wellbeing and Young Person’s Guarantee employer. Your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded through:

• Competitive salary and pension options.
• Health and Wellbeing support networks including Mental Health First Aiders and a 24/7 GP helpline.
• Access to our Hanover Perks platform which includes high street discounts and health cash plan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tech Scheme.
• Family friendly policies.

Interviews to be Friday November 21st, 2025.

We are most proud of our people at Hanover. We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in an organisation with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experience Manager's you will be able to develop in your career.

Hanover is an equal opportunity and disability confident employer.

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

Scottish Charity no: SC 014738